Group A β-hemolytic Streptococcal Infection at a Private Ear-nose-throat Clinic

Abstract

We report 644 cases—411 cases in subjects aged 14 or under—of Group A β-hemolytic streptococcal infection. All children showed pharyngeal redness and “strawberry” tongue and were diagnosed with positive data from rapid strep testing. Subject number is peaked at the age 3, while fixed-point pediatrics observation peaked at age 5. The positive ratio of those reporting coughs exceeded that without coughs especially at age 5 or under. Fever, a significant complaint, affected the positive ratio at age 15 or over. Despite a chief complaint by 57 infected children of “ear pain”, 39 (68%) showed no signs of otitis media.